第一部分 阅读的意义和资源 1
一、阅读的意义 3
二、阅读资源 4
第二部分 阅读实践 27
Unit 1 Education 29
阅读技巧与策略（一）：阅读中的猜词策略 29
Careful Reading 31
Passage One Education Resources at MIT 31
Passage Two Mixed-ability Teaching 33
Passage Three American Host Family Program 35
Passage Four Write Between the Lines 38
Passage Five Chronicle of Higher Education 40
Fast Reading How to Get Ready for Studying in France 42
Answers 46
Unit 2 Culture 48
阅读技巧与策略（二）：如何分析长句 48
Careful Reading 50
Passage One British Arrangements for a Wedding 50
Passage Two The Italians'Sense of Humor 52
Passage Three Spirituals to Hip Hop:The Importance of Black Music in America 55
Passage Four Minister Turn to Confucius to Raise School Standards 57
Passage Five Hurray for Bollywood 60
Fast Reading Icons in American's Hearts 63
Answers 68
Unit 3 Arts 70
阅读技巧与策略（三）：如何理解文章主旨大意 70
Careful Reading 74
Passage One TV Shows and Long Bus Trips 74
Passage Two Impressionism 77
Passage Three Age of Genius 79
Passage Four Language 80
Passage Five Architecture 83
Fast Reading Universities Branch Out 85
Answers 90
Unit 4 Science 92
阅读技巧与策略（四）：如何理解作者意图和观点 92
Careful Reading 95
Passage One New Attempts to Eradicate AIDS Virus 95
Passage Two Electronic Mail(E-mail) 97
Passage Three Clone Farm 99
Passage Four Dreams 102
Passage Five Explorer of the Extreme Deep 104
Fast Reading Is It Healthy to Be a Football Supporter 106
Answers 110
Unit 5 Economy 112
阅读技巧与策略（五）：如何理解篇章结构 112
Careful Reading 115
Passage One Real WTO Challenges for China 115
Passage Two Master of the Market 118
Passage Three Why American Women Go Bankrupt 120
Passage Four Finding a Future in a Factory 123
Passage Five Western Retailers'Tactics in Pushing Sales 125
Fast Reading Trying to Live With a Recession in the World's Largest Economy 128
Answers 133
Unit 6 Leisure 136
阅读技巧与策略（六）：如何找出语篇间的关系 136
Careful Reading 141
Passage One College:A Transition Point in My Life 141
Passage Two Sleep Habits Linked to Fat Gain in Younger Adults 143
Passage Three Students Singing the Blues after Holiday 145
Passage Four That"Other Woman"in My Life 148
Passage Five In Japan,You Are What Your Blood Type Is 151
Fast Reading Three Days to See 154
Answers 158
Unit 7 Health 161
阅读技巧与策略（七）：如何进行合理推断 161
Careful Reading 163
Passage One U.S.Births Rise in All Age Groups 163
Passage Two Women Who Drink Gain Less Weight 165
Passage Three Hopes for Alzheimer's Drug Are Dashed 168
Passage Four Screening May Save Athletes 170
Passage Five Big Benefits Are Seen From Eating Less Salt 173
Fast Reading Children and Depression 176
Answers 181
Unit 8 Society 183
阅读技巧与策略（八）：如何快速阅读 183
Careful Reading 185
Passage One Capturing the Moments of Customer Frustration 185
Passage Two Men and Women Invest Differently 188
Passage Three Managed Care Get Used to It 190
Passage Four Chinese Leader Defends Currency and Policies 192
Passage Five Great Time to Buy 195
Fast Reading Hong Kong's Pollution Clouds Its Future 197
Answers 202
Unit 9 Nature 204
阅读技巧与策略（九）：如何找出重点信息 204
Careful Reading 205
Passage One Climate Change Urgency 205
Passage Two Go South to See the Stars 208
Passage Three Volcano 210
Passage Four Earthquake Struck Haiti 213
Passage Five Niagara Falls 215
Fast Reading Huangshan Mountain 217
Answers 221
Unit 10 Literature 223
阅读技巧与策略（十）：如何进行归纳和总结 223
Careful Reading 224
Passage One Lin Yutang 224
Passage Two The Benefits of Failure 226
Passage Three Ernest Hemingway 228
Passage Four William Shakespeare 230
Passage Five Jane Eyre 233
Fast Reading To the North 235
Answers 238